The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-15

her in some way.
 But Mrs. Jessup was sick with a cold the next day, and it was a week before she was able to go out again. Then. when she called to see Sylvia she found her busy packing up her household goods.
 Are you giving up the house, SylviaP" she asked in surprise.
 ''Yes, I am going into the country, Aunt Mary" answered Mrs. Bentley, who always called Mrs. Jessup by the title of aunt, though they were con ected only by marriage. ''I want to tell you all about it. so come into the rarlor, and will find you seat.
 She looked SO bright and animated that Mrs. Jessup felt sure Ernest had found lucrative employment, and breathed sigh of relief. for she was very fond of Sylvia.
 Your face shows that you have good news to tell me-" she said, as she fol- lowed Sylvia into the dismantled par Tor.
 Perhaps you may not consider it good, Aunt Mary. You may think l have invested my money foolishly."
 You have invested it, then?"
 "Yes. and l am going into business. That startles you. sec. But you don t know how many hours lay awake at night wondering in what way I could invest my money so it would yield q sufficient income to support us all. l made up my mind that the first prin- ciple of money-making in business is to provide some thing people mus t have, at no matter what cost, and that would be on the market all the year round. The only thing could think of was eggs. Peo- pie will have buildings, cakes, custards and omeIets whether eggs are fifteen or forty cents dozen. So I have bought little farm. and am going into the poultry business with all possible speed"
 "Sylviai what venture!"
 Nothing venture, nothing have, you know, Aunt Mary. had to do some- thing. It is very small farm-only seven acres-and the house is not at all pretentious, with a faint smile, ''but there is good deal of fruit on the place, and we can raise all our own vegetables. Ernest and the chil- dren can attend 10 the garden while I devote myself to my poultry. It will cost us only half as much to live in the country as to live here. In fact, I am lighter of heart than for a long, long time l gave one thousand dollars cash for the place. so I have enough left to take care of us until my busi- ness begins to pay. You musn't dis courage me by single word. Aunt Mary, for am full of hope"
 Discourage your' reiterated Mrs. Jessup, as she rose impulsively, and threw her arms about Sylvia's slender figure. 'I would not do so for the world. I think you are brave, noble woman, my dear, and something tells me you will succeed in your undertak- ing"
 There were many who did not share Mrs. Jessup's opinion, and who thought Sylvia's investment foolish to the last degree; but Aunt Mary proved true prophet. Sylvia's whole heart was in her work, and she was not easily discouraged nor cast down. She did not attempt any fancy breeds of poultry, but bought common fowls, fed them well, watched over them re- ligiously. and studied faithfully a standard work on poultry-raising. The result was that her business began to pay almost immediate ly. It was in the beginning of F ebruary that she bought the farm, and she started with two hundred fowls. for which she paid fifty dollars. In March and April sine sold large number of eggs. After that time she used all she collected for setting purposes, and raised nearly four hundred chickens during the summer and early fall. There were losses of course, and oc- casionaIly she made mistakes; but ex- perience is an excellent teacher, and in years time she understood her business thoroughly. At the end of two years she had no more fears of the future. She was enjoying an in- come ample for the support of her family, and had invested in horse and wagon, several hogs, and two COWS. Her health had improved wonderfully, too. She was no longer pale and weary-looking. And she had great source of comfort in the fact that her husband, ashamed of his many failures. and anx- ious to show that he possessed at least the willingness to support his family, devoted himself to the garden and orchard so zealously that they soon began to repay his care, and added much to the family income.
 "In fact, Aunt Mary" said Sylvia, one day, when Mrs. Jessup drove out to see her, and they were talking over some improvements to be made to the house, '1 have much to be thankful for, and am very happy. There never was an investment that turned out better for all concerned than mine"
 Because there never was truer, better woman at the helm of any do- mestic ship than Sylvia Bentley" said Aunt Mary, as she kissed her. That S